Jesuraj.a v. The Assistant Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ of mandamus; forbearance from change/reclassification of agricultural land classification; Survey Nos.241/3A5B and 241/3A5C, Pannapatti Village, Kadavur Taluk, Karur District; claimed right over common borewell; dispute held civil in nature; remedy lies before Civil Court, not writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution of India; maintainability of writ declined; petition dismissed with no costs; connected W.M.P(MD)No.807 of 2023 closed; Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; decided 22.01.2025 by Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN; parties: A.Jesuraj v. Assistant Director, District Town and Country Planning Office (Karur), Panchayat President Pannapatti Panchayat, Tahsildar Kadavur, Sub-Registrar Tharagampatti, Vadivel and Loganayagi.
What did the court decide?
The entire issue concerning the petitioner's claimed right over the common borewell in Survey Nos.241/3A5B and 241/3A5C, Pannapatti Village, Kadavur Taluk, Karur District is civil in nature, and the petitioner ought to have approached the Civil Court for appropriate relief.